# Immigration Lawyer in Reston, VA | Employment Visas & Green Cards > Altius Immigration Law PLLC is a U.S. immigration law firm in Washington, D.C., serving clients in all 50 states. Principal attorney: André Matias. Practice areas: green cards, family-based immigration, employment-based and temporary work visas (H-1B, L-1, O-1, P-1), investment visas (E-2), adjustment of status, and citizenship & naturalization. Source: https://altius.law/blog/reston-va-improved/ Summary: Altius Immigration Law serves Reston and Fairfax County: EB-2 NIW, O-1 and H-1B work visas, employment-based green cards, and family cases. ##### Reston, Virginia # Immigration Lawyer in Reston, VA Reston sits on the Dulles corridor, among the technology and consulting employers between Tysons and the airport. If you are on a temporary work visa and want a path that does not depend on one employer — or your green card is the next step rather than the first — this page is about **employment-based** routes. Altius Immigration Law is an immigration-only practice in Georgetown, working in **English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French**. ## Employment-Based Immigration - **[EB-2 National Interest Waiver](/employment-based-immigration/eb-2-niw/)** — the self-petitioned green card. No employer sponsor, no labor certification. It is the path that matters most to a consultant or specialist whose work is their own, because it does not tie the case to a single job description. - **O-1 for people at the top of a field** — researchers, technical specialists, founders. Filed by a U.S. employer or a U.S. agent, never self-petitioned; the agent structure is what makes it workable for independent people. - **H-1B questions** — transfers, extensions, and what happens to a pending green-card case when a job changes. - **Other employment green cards** — see our [employment-based immigration services](/employment-based-immigration/eb-2-niw/). One note specific to this corridor: immigration status and **security clearances** run on separate tracks. We handle the immigration side and coordinate timing when a clearance process is also underway. ## Family Cases Employment is the emphasis here, not the limit. Spouses, parents and children are the other half of most people's immigration story, and we handle those too — see [family-based immigration](/family-based-immigration-lawyer/). ## Northern Virginia Practicalities - Northern Virginia's immigration courts sit in **Annandale and Sterling** ([EOIR's court list](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/immigration-court-operational-status)) — Sterling is the nearer of the two to Reston. - USCIS field offices are **appointment-only**, and since **18 May 2026** USCIS [requires attorneys to attend field-office interviews in person](https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20260713-AttorneysAndRepresentatives.pdf) rather than remotely. - Fees and processing times change, so they are not printed here: the [USCIS fee schedule (G-1055)](https://www.uscis.gov/g-1055) and the [processing times tool](https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/) hold the current figures. ## Reston Immigration FAQ #### I'm on an H-1B. Is there a green-card path that isn't tied to my employer? Often the EB-2 National Interest Waiver, which you file yourself. Whether your work clears its three-part test is exactly what a first consultation establishes — [schedule one here](https://calendly.com/altiuslaw/initial-consultation). #### My employer's lawyers handle my visa. Why would I need my own? Your employer's counsel represents your employer. On a self-petitioned case, or when you are weighing a job change against a pending petition, the interests are not identical and having your own lawyer is the point. #### Do you meet clients in person? Yes, in Georgetown, and most of a case runs remotely. For a USCIS interview we attend with you, which since May 2026 is the only way an attorney can be there at all. --- Book a consultation: https://altius.law/scheduling/ Phone: +1 (202) 794-9140 Website: https://altius.law